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1950s pinup model Bettie Page dead at 85
cnn.com - 12/12/2008
1950s pinup model Bettie Page dead at 85
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A movie about Bettie Page, starring Gretchen Mol, was released in 2005.
Bettie Page, Queen of Pinups, Dies at 85
nytimes.com - 12/12/2008
Bettie Page, Queen of Pinups, Dies at 85
— nytimes.com — Ms. Page appeared in men’s magazines in the 1950s, setting the stage for the sexual revolution of... the ’60s. > Bettie Page, Queen of Pinups, Dies at 85

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bettiepage.com - 12/6/2008
Bettie Page Memorial
— bettiepage.com — With deep personal sadness I must announce that my dear friend and client Bettie Page passed away... at 6:41pm PST this evening in a Los Angles hospital. She died peacefully but had never regained consciousness after suffering a heart attack nine days ... Bettie Page Memorial

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Bettie Page dies at 85; pinup queen played a key role in the sexual revolution of the 1960s and later became a cult figure - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com - 12/12/2008
Bettie Page dies at 85; pinup queen played a key role in the sexual revolution of the 1960s and ...
— latimes.com — A cult figure, Page was most famous for the estimated 20,000 4-by-5-inch black-and-white glossy photographs taken by... amateur shutterbugs from 1949 to 1957. The photos showed her in high heels and bikinis or negligees, bondage apparel -- or nothing at ... Bettie Page dies at 85; pinup queen played a key role in ...

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Bettie Page, RIP
brooklynvegan — ... Page, said to be one of the most photographed people of the past century, became a recluse in recent decades. Yet, her images continued to be used around the world to market Bettie Page action figures, clothing lines and other merchandise. [CNN] ...

Former Bondage Queen Bettie Page Dies at 85
Celebuzz Latest Stories — ... an academic career path because of her looks. "I couldn't control my students, especially the boys," Bettie famously said. She went down the path of modeling when she met a police officer who dabbled in photography. He suggested her trademark haircut. By 1955, she had appeared in Playboy magazine wearing nothing but a Santa Claus hat. "She became, in time, an American icon, her winning smile and effervescent personality apparent in every pose," Playboy founder Hugh Hefner told CNN . "A kinky connection was added by Irving Klaw 's spanking, fetish and bondage photos, ...

Bondage Queen Bettie Page Dies at 85
Celebuzz Latest Stories — ... an academic career path because of her looks. "I couldn't control my students, especially the boys," Bettie famously said. She went down the path of modeling when she met a police officer who dabbled in photography. He suggested her trademark haircut. By 1955, she had appeared in Playboy magazine wearing nothing but a Santa Claus hat. "She became, in time, an American icon, her winning smile and effervescent personality apparent in every pose," Playboy founder Hugh Hefner told CNN . "A kinky connection was added by Irving Klaw 's spanking, fetish and bondage photos, ...

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